Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
196
Highest
44.12 % change on previous year
Qatar
Lowest
-75 % change on previous year
Bahrain
Median
0.0794 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
13,660
What the numbers show
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 44.12 % change on previous year in Qatar; the lowest is -75 % change on previous year in Bahrain.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0794 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.9717 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 3,405.5%), and the largest decrease in Czechoslovakia (down 7,405.5%).
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 44.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 34.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 489.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Cook Islands | 33.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Niger | 32.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 298.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 29.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 977.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Maldives | 28.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Chad | 27.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 172.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 26.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 925.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Chile | 23.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,097.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Malaysia | 20.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 246.0% | volatile |
| 11 | New Zealand | 20.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 285.8% | volatile |
| 12 | French Guiana | 18.25 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Morocco | 16.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 585.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Portugal | 13.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 261.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Ireland | 13.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 218.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 12.14 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 470.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Tajikistan | 11.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Cyprus | 11.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 11.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 340.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Palestine, State of | 11.06 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Slovakia | 11.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 674.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Mali | 10.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 10.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Belize | 10.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 9.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 353.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 9.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Réunion | 9.09 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 8.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 153.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 8.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Myanmar | 8.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 207.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Italy | 8.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Mozambique | 7.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | 7.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,707.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Guatemala | 7.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 685.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Denmark | 7.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 364.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Australia and New Zealand | 6.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 167.0% | volatile |
| 38 | France | 6.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 6.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,890.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Germany | 6.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 702.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Ethiopia PDR | 6.61 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Austria | 6.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 412.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Republic of Korea | 5.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 5.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Tunisia | 5.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 375.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 5.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 359.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Fiji | 5.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 381.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Guyana | 5.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Nigeria | 5.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Hungary | 5.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,405.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Belgium | 4.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Sweden | 4.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,532.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Congo | 4.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Oman | 4.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Haiti | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Poland | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Sudan | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Togo | 3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 59 | South Africa | 3.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Australia | 3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Spain | 3.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Brazil | 3.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Norway | 3.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 245.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Nepal | 3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 65 | USSR | 3.17 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 355.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Croatia | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 309.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Peru | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,880.5% | volatile |
| 68 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Albania | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 71 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Guinea | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Mexico | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Kenya | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Sudan (former) | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Cambodia | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Guadeloupe | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Canada | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Viet Nam | 0.9797 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Mongolia | 0.973 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Angola | 0.8287 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Puerto Rico | 0.7865 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Madagascar | 0.7531 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Montenegro | 0.6312 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.5758 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Liberia | 0.4658 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Comoros | 0.4517 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.4329 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Mauritania | 0.4203 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Senegal | 0.3812 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.3659 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 529.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Colombia | 0.3599 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Kiribati | 0.2778 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Somalia | 0.2502 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Niue | 0.1616 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 97 | India | 0.1028 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Bangladesh | 0.0945 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Libya | 0.0643 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Seychelles | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Vanuatu | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 100 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Gabon | -0.0054 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Honduras | -0.0361 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Solomon Islands | -0.0528 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.4% | volatile |
| 109 | New Caledonia | -0.0878 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Tonga | -0.0898 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Dominica | -0.1055 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Switzerland | -0.1775 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.5% | volatile |
| 113 | China | -0.2116 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 114 | China, mainland | -0.2176 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | -0.2372 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Ukraine | -0.2396 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Namibia | -0.2717 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Lesotho | -0.3491 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.1% | volatile |
| 119 | South Sudan | -0.3578 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Lithuania | -0.4073 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Botswana | -0.4387 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Ghana | -0.4516 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Eswatini | -0.4518 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Jamaica | -0.4642 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Bahamas | -0.5236 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Philippines | -0.5324 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Saint Lucia | -0.6087 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Gambia | -0.7186 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Faroe Islands | -0.9901 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Pakistan | -1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Egypt | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Cabo Verde | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Cuba | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Uruguay | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 451.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 136 | North Macedonia | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Malawi | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Yemen | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 737.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Algeria | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Eritrea | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Rwanda | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 192.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Japan | -2.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Argentina | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 386.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Mauritius | -2.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Timor-Leste | -2.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,552.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Slovenia | -2.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 142.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Yugoslav SFR | -2.82 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 302.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Serbia | -2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 215.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Bhutan | -2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.6% | volatile |
| 152 | El Salvador | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Samoa | -2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 142.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Burundi | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Israel | -3.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 292.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Bulgaria | -3.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Czechoslovakia | -3.65 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 7,405.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Greece | -3.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Turkmenistan | -3.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -3.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 447.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Serbia and Montenegro | -4.08 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 330.4% | volatile |
| 162 | French Polynesia | -4.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Thailand | -4.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Suriname | -4.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Romania | -4.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Russian Federation | -4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 796.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Nicaragua | -4.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Cameroon | -5.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Costa Rica | -5.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 165.5% | volatile |
| 170 | United Arab Emirates | -6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Armenia | -6.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 210.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Sri Lanka | -7.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,207.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Panama | -7.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Azerbaijan | -8.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Kyrgyzstan | -8.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 318.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Uganda | -8.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,939.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Estonia | -8.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Paraguay | -9.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 427.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Indonesia | -11.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 149.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Latvia | -11.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 514.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Martinique | -12.06 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 320.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Iceland | -12.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 160.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Georgia | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Kuwait | -12.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Belarus | -13.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Iraq | -13.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Jordan | -16.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Lebanon | -18.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 242.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Barbados | -19.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 222.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Benin | -19.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 400.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Grenada | -21.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Ecuador | -23.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Trinidad and Tobago | -24.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Antigua and Barbuda | -34.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,084.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Zambia | -37.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 278.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Bahrain | -75 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 18.76 % change on previous year
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.25 % change on previous year
- Syrian Arab Republic 13.5 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 2.02 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 9.55 % change on previous year
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.1449 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 9.34 % change on previous year
- United Republic of Tanzania -5.48 % change on previous year
- Côte d'Ivoire 5.56 % change on previous year
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea -7.57 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe 4.82 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 4.6 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 4.34 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) 4.16 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe 3.86 % change on previous year
- Caribbean 2.68 % change on previous year
- Africa 2.37 % change on previous year
- Central America 2.24 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 1.88 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 1.7 % change on previous year
- World 1.56 % change on previous year
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 1.45 % change on previous year
- South America 1.37 % change on previous year
- Americas 1.28 % change on previous year
- Oceania 0.9746 % change on previous year
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.8183 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 0.7463 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 0.6224 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.3601 % change on previous year
- Micronesia 0.1724 % change on previous year
- Melanesia 0.0319 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) -0.0067 % change on previous year
- Asia -0.1053 % change on previous year
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -0.2192 % change on previous year
- Europe -0.3498 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia -0.3825 % change on previous year
- Northern America -0.5654 % change on previous year
- United States of America -1.19 % change on previous year
- Polynesia -1.79 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia -1.9 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.